Planning application
Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class Q - Change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (and for building works necessary to convert...
As published by the council, reference 2026/0753/PNC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0753/PNC
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 56 days
- Postcode
- L40 1UF
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Lancashire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wignalls Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm
141 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 89% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Application form - without personal data
- Flood risk assessment
- Existing floor and elevation plans
- Proposed floor and elevation plans
- Class q statement
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire's median decision took 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Lancashire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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